Category: News
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Traveling to Cuba in 2021: New COVID-19 Restrictions and Requirements
Summary As before, all travelers need their passport, tourist card (often called visa) and health insurance when travelling to Cuba. Since January 10, 2021, Cuba requires all travelers to show a negative PCR test for Covid-19 upon arrival. Travelers should take the Covid-19 test no more than 72 hours before the flight departures. All travelers […]
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Cuba reopens its borders to international tourism
Summary On October 12 most of Cuba entered a “new normality” period, except for Havana, Sancti Spiritus and Ciego de Avila. Tourist can travel to most of the country, except for Havana, Sancti Spiritus and Ciego de Avila provinces. All international airports in Cuba are open, except for Jose Marti International Airport in Havana (expected […]
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Can I travel to Cuba in Summer 2020?
Summary Phase 1 of Post COVID-19 recovery plan. Tourists CAN NOT travel to Cuba. June 17/2020 – First phase established in Cuba (except for Havana and Matanzas). June 22/2020 – First phase established in Matanzas. July 3/2020 – First phase established in Havana. Phase 2. Tourist can travel to Cuba, but only to the Keys. […]
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How to visit Cuba (from your home)
Coronavirus is nowadays all over the news. The whole world has been affected by this virus and we are all concerned about it. This is definetly not the time to travel; but what if you find a way to travel without leaving your home? Those who are eager about travelling to Cuba can use the […]
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February 2019 in Cuba – Roundup
Welcome to WhyNotCuba’s monthly roundup, where we share all the news things about Cuba last month. If you want more content like this, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Bitcoin in Cuba is having a moment: donations to the victims of last month’s tornado were confiscated due to the US government […]
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Sube: first ride-sharing app in Cuba
A team of five young Cubans developed the mobile app “Sube”. The word sube means “get in” in English. This application is available for Android (iOS has to wait just for now), and pretends to ease some of the serious issues of transportation in Cuba, especially in the capital, Havana. With more than 2 million […]
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Changes in Cuban taxis in 2019: what tourists need to know
It is widely known that Cuba is a country where the government controls almost completely the economy of the nation. However, starting from 2010 there have been a number of reforms that gave people the possibility to start small businesses, allowing more freedom into the world of work possibilities. The private sector developed very quickly, […]
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January 2019 in Cuba – Roundup
Welcome to WhyNotCuba’s Sunday monthly roundup, where we share all the news things about Cuba this month. If you want more content like this, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. A tornado hit Havana this month, injuring hundreds and killing at least three. Read more about how you can help. We […]
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Havana celebrates its 500th birthday in 2019. Here is what to expect.
The city of Havana was the seventh village to be founded in Cuba by the Spanish conquerors in the early XVI century, and the third and definitive capital of the island. The city, originally called San Cristobal de La Habana, was founded on November 16th, 1519 under the ceiba tree that still grows now near […]
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Week 51 – Newest for visitors to Cuba 2018
Welcome to WhyNotCuba’s Saturday weekly roundup, where we share newest things about Cuba we found this week. If you want more content like this, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Best links we found this week: End of the CUC? – OnCuba reports that a key government official reiterated that the […]